Last week, I got the email that had been a long time coming: Colorado Springs was killing its Citizens Transportation Advisory Board (CTAB), one of the many boards and commissions that allow regular people to advise City Council on legislation and policy. This was a group of 11 volunteers from across town, plus alternates like […]
For many years, Colorado Springs leaders opposed the sale and taxation of marijuana for recreational purposes. Why? The oft-repeated reason is that recreational weed – and not just medical, which we had approved – would scare away the military and their substantial economic benefit to the region. Fighter jets would fly away, never to return! […]
Voters in Colorado Springs will soon receive ballots by mail for the June 17 special election. It presents a single question: do you approve or disapprove of the Karman Line annexation? Your answer should be “No/Against.” Karman Line is a proposed 1,900-acre development, a “flagpole annexation” miles beyond the current boundary of Colorado Springs’ largely […]
Before being accepted by the Colorado Springs-based Youth Documentary Academy for its 2024 class, 18-year-old Cristian Perez didn’t have much experience with making films. “I made a documentary about different types of mental illnesses with one of my friends,” Perez says of a project he made for a social studies class. “I got an OK […]
Arts Month was supposed to be a triumph for True North art gallery. In the year and a half since its soft opening, the Downtown Colorado Springs contemporary art collective has continued to count its blessings. The Pikes Peak Bulletin met with three of True North’s member artists – co-founder Melissa Porter, Kevin Still and […]
Take a stroll in Downtown Colorado Springs and you’ll find an arts community that’s growing brighter, larger and more diverse. Downtown Ventures’ Art on the Streets program is transforming blank walls into eye-catching murals while sculptures materialize on street corners and medians. If your favorite art is food, you’ll find no shortage of creative eateries […]
The weather is warming, and local galleries are blooming with vibrant new artistic offerings this spring. Although there are plenty of new sights, sounds and experiences in the Pikes Peak region this month, here’s a highlight reel of some art destinations you should visit from Manitou Springs to downtown Colorado Springs. “Assemblage” by Gary Weston, […]
A member of Springs Ensemble Theatre since 2019, Jeremiah Walter threw in his hat to direct “Annapurna” by playwright Sharr White. The two-hander performed off-Broadway in 2014 by celebrity couple Nick Offerman (“Parks and Recreation”) and Megan Mullaly (“Will & Grace”) will be Walter’s directorial debut. Set in a camper in Colorado’s high country, the […]
Like an ocean wave, my Facebook feed has been flooded with pictures of the photogenic Ice Castles, a pop-up attraction in Cripple Creek. The acre-large structure — built from cast icicles and sprayed water with embedded color LEDs — features ice slides, sculptures and wintry Instagram-ready beauty. It’s no surprise that it’s become a viral […]
Just days after New Year, Megan Morris is really busy. As snowflakes tumble from the sky, she’s in the midst of refreshing her Old Colorado City shop, Meraki Springs. “I do it throughout the year, sporadically,” Morris said. It’s hard to toss a pebble in OCC without hitting an eclectic art gallery, but Morris seeks […]
